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Discern how a more effective ethics programs and a more viable code of conduct could have mitigated the ethical issues faced by Nike.
Describe an ethics training and communications program that may have kept Nike from encountering the ethical issues it did in the scenario.
Determine and discuss how Nike could have benefited early on from ethics auditing.
Create a high-level outline for what the ethics auditing process should look like at Nike.
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Nike: From Sweatshops to Leadership in Employment Practices
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Preview: ... ferent cultures the organization interacted with. By conducting an ethics audit early Nike could have identified which societal expectations were not being met, how to meet those cultural expectations, identified a baseline for improvement for the future, and identify the organization’s vulnerabilities/weaknesses. If Nike was able to identify where their organization lacked early they could have addressed those issues with a solution and avoided future reoccurrences. Issues such as employee working conditions and pay could have been identified and brought to the attention of upper management and stakeholders to address with the local government to ensure issues were not only being addressed but resolved. With this type of approached Nike could have prevented the negative press they were receiving and actually defended themselves because they were being proactive instead of reactive.
Create a high-level outline for what the ethics auditing process should look like at Nike.
According to Krell, there are six steps to highly effective ethics audits: a detailed foundation, develop metrics, create a cross-functional team, audit efficiently, and respond consistently and communicate. Personally I would recommend that Nike follow the same six steps given to ensure their organization conduct effective audits. Below is the recommended outline for Nike:
A detailed foundation – Nike should compare employee behavior against the guidelines for employees given in the provided policies and procedures. This will give managers the ability to see if an individual is in compliance with established guidelines or to see which guidelines are being violated and needs improvement.
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